Teen caught swinging dog to pay owner compensation

The judge accepted Alfie Loft's "genuine remorse", adding:

He did this in a very public way which was distressing and alarming for members of the public to observe.

– Carolyn Mellanby, District Judge

Loft, from Hatfield in Hertfordshire, was ordered to pay £250 compensation to the owner of the dog, £85 costs and £60 victim surcharge. A 12- week curfew between the hours of 9pm and 6am at his mother's home is to stop him from drinking alcohol.